Dad of Robert Brooks, inmate beaten to death, goes to Albany to call for NY prison reforms
Brooks wasn’t able to join the “second-chance club,” as his father called it, after corrections officers violently beat him ...
Autopsy shows New York inmate who was beaten while handcuffed died by homicide, lawyer says
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said authorities should now move quickly and pursue criminal charges against those responsible for ...
New York governor calls for criminal charges in beating death of Robert Brooks after autopsy rules it a homicide
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for criminal charges to be filed and arrests to be made after an autopsy report ...
New Yorkers rally for Robert Brooks outside the Onondaga County DA’s office
About 50 people gathered outside the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office calling for murder charges to be brought to ...
Death of inmate Robert Brooks, who was beaten by New York prison guards, ruled a homicide
The autopsy reported that Brooks died from “compression of the neck and multiple blunt-impact injuries,” a family lawyer said ...
Brooks case shows why district attorneys should investigate deaths involving police (Your Letters)
State Attorney General investigations can drag on for years, while local prosecutors bring closure and justice within months, ...
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Death of New York man beaten by prison guards ruled a homicide in autopsy report, lawyers say
ALBANY, N.Y. — The death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled ... last week concludes that the cause of Robert Brooks' death in December was compression ...
Families of 2 New York inmates who died after injuries suffered in prison join Syracuse rally demanding changes
Timothy and Quanzell Scholtz spoke about their family member Edward Sholtz, who died Jan. 5 at Wynn Hospital in Utica. The 22 ...
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New York governor calls for criminal charges in beating death of Robert Brooks after autopsy rules it a homicide
(CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for criminal charges to be filed and arrests to be made after an autopsy report determined Black inmate Robert Brooks’ fatal beating at the hands ...
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Death of inmate Robert Brooks, who was beaten by New York prison guards, ruled a homicide
SYRACUSE — The death of inmate Robert L. Brooks, who was brutally beaten by multiple New York state corrections officers, has been ruled a homicide, according to a family lawyer. Elizabeth Mazur ...